Put a motor in yourself

  This probably my favorite Frank Zappa song amoung many.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPOYmf6tpg0

This song is so ahead of its time. What is very impressive about this song is how Frank managed to blend the FM synthesized sounds wtih real instruments. Usually when you try and real life anything with digitally synthesized anything there is a disconnect. This happens all the time when you see real life actors and digital effects. One manages to stick out over the other depending on which is more dominant. There are so many wonderful moments in this work. My favorite part is near the end (around 4:25 in this video). The flute line is aboslutly amazing.

One of the biggest ideas that Frank had with his music is the idea that barlines should not sound too restrictive. This peice has a lot of odd time signatures ala stravinsky. But even then he will tie the melodies over the barline. He also uses odd rhythm groupings and makes them sound organic. What this peice does is break all the rules in such a way that is so pleasing and easy to listen to.

Since I am so into video game music. I feel that this song does everything right when it comes to video game music.